Independent |
Uganda controls deadly Marburg fever outbreak, WHO says
ABC News The World Health Organization says Uganda has successfully controlled a deadly outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever, an infectious disease related to Ebola. The U.N. agency said Friday that three people died during the outbreak in eastern Uganda near ... Marburg outbreak over: 'Uganda has led an exemplary response' |
Uganda controls deadly Marburg fever outbreak, WHO says
ABC News The World Health Organization says Uganda has successfully controlled a deadly outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever, an infectious disease related to Ebola. The U.N. agency said Friday that three people died during the outbreak in eastern Uganda near ... |
Mirror.co.uk |
Who was Jan Ingenhousz? Scientist who discovered photosynthesis honoured with Google doodle
Mirror.co.uk Photosynthesis is so essential to life on this planet that it's easy to forget we didn't even know about it 250 years ago. The process of plants converting water and carbon dioxide into sugar and oxygen, using light as a catalyst, was first discovered ... Who is Jan Ingenhousz and how did he discover photosynthesis? Today's Google Doodle Honors Jan Ingenhousz And The Discovery of Photosynthesis Discoverer of photosynthesis celebrated in Google Doodle |
Voice of America |
Study to Determine if 3-D Mammograms Produce Better Results
Voice of America Mammography has been a standard screening device for breast cancer since the mid-1970s. And the practice is credited with a 30 percent decline in death, thanks to early detection and treatment. Now, many doctors are urging women to get a 3-D mammogram ... Confusion about mammograms A better mammogram? Huge study putting 3-D scans to the test Huge Study Puts 3-D Mammogram to the Test |
NPR |
The solar eclipse burned a crescent wound on a woman's retina. She wasn't wearing proper glasses.
Washington Post Like so many others, 26-year-old Nia Payne wanted to view of August's historic solar eclipse but didn't have a pair of protective glasses. She walked outside on Staten Island and glanced at the sun — 70 percent was covered — for about six seconds ... Here's What It Looks Like When You Fry Your Eye In An Eclipse Did Trump Damage His Eyes During the Great American Eclipse? New Cellular-Level Technology Could Find Out A Woman Who Looked at the Solar Eclipse with Defective Glasses Had a Crescent Burned into Her Eye |